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First National Bank Building

First National Bank Building from directly overhead

First National Bank Building is a historic site in Texas, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Stivers Hill stands 194 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Public Mineral Water Well, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Texas Forest Trail runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic place in Mineola, Wood County, Texas

Wikidata Q110024987, matched on coordinates and name (3 m apart).

What the record says

Built
2001
Material
aluminium
Inscription
Chartered in 1898, the First National Bank of Mineola was housed in several downtown locations before this building was constructed in 1912. Built on the site of the former Mineola Mercantile, which burned in 1903, the bank building exhibits a blend of st

What to expect

Operated by
Texas Historical Commission

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.66368, -95.48906

Named places within 25 miles

Parks: 52
  • 1888 Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Peterson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Iron Horse Square: 0.2 mi
  • Meredith Memorial Field: 0.4 mi
  • Mineola Civic Center and RV Park: 0.8 mi
Museums: 12
Peaks: 8
  • Greer Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Sinai: 10.8 mi
  • Todd Mountain: 16.0 mi
  • Murphy Mountain: 20.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • CCC Rock Dam: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First National Bank Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stivers HillNE 41°194 m22.9 mi
Todd MountainSE 135°185 m16.0 mi
Red HillWSW 250°171 m22.3 mi
Pinnacle MountainE 97°170 m24.1 mi
Mount SinaiS 176°166 m10.8 mi
Peter Hayes HillE 91°137 m22.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

The recorded facing catches the sunset.

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0119:34
June solstice06:1519:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:20
December solstice07:2116:4317:21

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637179828275655547
Precip in3.74.04.13.84.73.52.72.73.75.03.55.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mineola, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5161752587

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